St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-09
BAPTIST SOCIAL uaI0Il.
A Large Gathering From the Twin
Cities in st. Paul.
BANQUET IN THE EVENING.
A Discussion of the Present Missions
of the Church and the
Future Work.

The tall steeple of the First Baptist
church was the landmark toward which
many turned their feet yesterday after
noon. The occasion was the meeting of
the Baptist union, preceded by the
Ladies' Home Mission union, which
held its meeting at O'clock in the new
parlors in connection with the church.
Every Baptist church and mission in
the city was represented. Mrs. E. NJ.
Van Duzee, president of the
Ladies' union, took charge of the
ladies' meeting. Reports were re-
ceiyed from each church, of the work
accomplished during the past year, and
work prepared for the coming quarter.
These meetings will hereafter be held
quarterly at the same time and place as
the Baptist Union. Several new mis-
sion circles will be started in the various
mission churches which will come into
the Union at the next meeting.
GRAND BAPTIST UNION.
The new and cOmOdiOuS chapel was
utilized as a banquet hall and by
O'Clock several hundred people had ar
rived, and were received by reception
committee in the upper parlors of the
church. At half past seven the guests
were ushered down to the banquet.
-Thre hundred and fifty plates were in
readiness, and the tables were loaded
with the luxuries of the season, the
officers. ministers and families Oc-
cupying the heads of the tables.
The president, w. NJ. Bushnell, called
the meeting to order and Rev. DR..
Mabie offered prayer, followed by a
grand chorus. singing, ''Where Are the
Reapers?' Mr.. Bushnell then gave the
address of welcome, which was right to
the point, pressing the fact that the
union had been organized for the pur-
pose of unifying and systematiZing the
work of the Baptist denomination in the
cause of Christ.
Rev. DR.. III. c. Mabie was introduced
and gave an eloquent address upon the
public spirit in city missions. DIR.
Mabie is the present pastor of the First
Baptist church in st. Paul, and was
called the leader of the Mother
Church." from which the prospecting
churches and missions have sprung
whiting the past five years.
'sOur Mission Fields and Their Needs"
were thoroughly discussed by Rev. G.
H. Gamble, pastor of the West Side
Hebron church, followed by E. NJ. Van
Duzee, of First church, who took for
his subject, Lay Workers in City Mis-
sions." Rev. A. c. Kelly, city mission
airy, gave brief outline of his work
discussing missions, and the mission
airy. The Relation of City Mis-
sions to Business and Business Men"
by J. ii. Randall, of the First church,
and and an impromptu speech of two
minutes by T. w. Davis, of Woodland
Park church, were followed by the clos
ing address by Rev. w. w. Dawley,
pastor of the Woodland Park church,
taking for his subject 1.-The way it
affects us personally and as union,
and the necessity of the wherewithal
to support this union, which requires
the amount Of $1,000 to meet the eX-
penseS for year." DR.. Dawley spoke
of the great need of more missions in
the city, and of the 10000 children out
of Sunday school. A subscription was
unanimously called for and liberal
Joined in singing, "Come We That Love
the Lord and Let Our joys be Known"
The banquet being over, the lateness of
the hour prevented the rendition Of the
remainder of the programme.
THE GUESTS.
Some of the guests present were:
Rev. DIR. Mabie and wife, Rev. Dr.Daw-
ley and wife, Rev. DR.. Savage and wife,
Rev. q. E. Gamble and wife, Rev. DR..
Norton and wife. Rev. DR.. C. L. Hal
lowell and wife, Rev. c. f. Grey and
family, Gen. j. W. Bishop and wife, A.
NJ. Drake, E. NJ. Van Duzee and wife,
E. NJ. Hallowell and wife, w.
NJ. Bushnell and wife, Mrs.
William Bickel. Mrs. E. F. Drake,
Rev. DIR. Norton and wife. L. W. Davis
and wife. Miss Carrie Burtis. Miss Anna
Hurd, Miss Smith, Miss Beck, Mrs.
Bryant, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Wolf, Mr..
and Mrs. John Griggs, Mr.. and Mrs.
George GriggS, Will Griggs and wife, j.
Ii. Randall and family, Miss McClung,D.
D. Merrill and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID.
Gates, Mrs. Treasure, Mr.. and Mrs. Beck,
Mrs. Dinan, Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Gard
ner, Mrs. Hansen, the Misses Gardner,
Mrs. II. III. Pepper, Mrs. ID. II. Curtiss,
Mr. and Mrs. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. George
HallOwell, II. S. Fiske, III. G. BOnham
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Reed, A. l..
Darrow, Mr.. and Mrs. Hope, MIR. and
Mrs. Mccullough.
The next union will be held at the
Woodland Park Baptist church on
Selby avenue.